Detroit Mayor Reopens Jobs For Returning Soldiers Plan
Detroit mayor James Couzens orders immediate sewer work bidding and contract payments to employ returning soldiers, despite optimism from the Board of Commerce that unemployment has peaked. He adds a city bureau offering free investment guidance to small savers, aiding widows of soldiers from stock schemes.
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Richard P. Appleton
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James Couzens
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Board of Commerce
American Car & Foundry Company
City Mall
Bureau
Enormous profits in shipbuilding and arbitration debate
Seattle reports claim ship builders earned large profits under Macy award terms with government tonnage payments. James A. Taylor of the metal trades council says negotiations were allowed for separate agreements. Swain cites profits per ship, noting $66,000 per 8800-ton vessel and potential gains under higher rate scenarios. Separate notes reveal Skinner and Eddy sold two ships to Japanese interests for $5 million with $3 million net profit. In New York, John P. Parry was awarded $28,700 in federal court after a winch accident requiring arm amputation in a Mexican port.
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Macy
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Shipping Board
Swain
Metal Council
Skinner and Eddy Corporation
New York
John P. Parry
Cricket Steamship Company
Machinists Union Meeting Reports Company’s Unfair Attitude
No. 241 machinists held a packed Wednesday night meeting. New applicants were initiated and the routine business conducted. A report alleged a large company unfairly targeting union workers, warning trouble if tactics persist and urging a change to avoid conflict soon.
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Railroad Officials Urge Unity For Government Rail Control
Washington A F of L railway employes department officials urge members to support the railroad administration in government control. Shop workers are warned against evading duties and distributors of idle work. Reports claim designs to discredit control by encouraging idleness and increased supervisory salaries amid deficits.
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Railroad Administration
Unionists Fight For Living Wage In Face Of Conscienceless Greed
Washington report shows A F L Secretary Morrison denounces anti union stance of big employers and calls for organizing as remedy for unrest. He cites steel trust and post office department actions, noting dismissals of union officials and barring meetings to workers. Morrison urges immigration pause to curb unrest and urges public opinion shaped by unions.
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Steel Trust
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Northwest
American Federation of Labor
House Immigration Committee
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Post Office Department
Burleson
Can't Strike Law Floated In Canada By Workers And Employers
Washington report on Canada's no strike law for public utilities runs from March 22 1907 to December 1 1916. Of 222 strikes affecting 100608 workers 62.3 percent of time lost occurred illegally with few penalties imposed. The bill’s enforcement shown weak as fines totaled 1600 versus potential 30000000.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Canada
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